Feed trough



April 15, D. E. SPEICHER ET AL 1,709,753

FEED THOUGH Filed July 8, 1925 INVENTORS 7 1 7 flalzz'elilifipeickefl 4BY film 01ml;

W A TTORNEY' application of pressure to the cover the said Patented Apr.16, 1929.

" uni-rs sAT r DANIEL E. SPE-ICHER AND ELROY arms; FAUST, oFvUnBAnANma-nn;AssIenoRsmo THE CYCLONE MANUFACTURING cons-ANY, or usnnna,INDIANA;

FEED THOUGH.

Application filed m 8,1925; Serial 11042340.

This invention relates to feedt'rough, de,

signed primarily for use in the feeding of fowls, but it is to beunderstoodthat a trough, in accordance with this invention, can beemployed for anypurposes wherein it is foundapplicable, and theinvention has for it'sobtured cover or lid therefor and with thecontainer andrcoverhaving coacting means for detachably securingthecover in closure position with respect to the container andin amanner to prevent the cover from being accident-ally; shiftedfrom:oftlthe container. 7

, A- furtherobjectof the invention is to provide, in a mannerashereinattersset forth, a feed trough forthe *purpose referred to, .in-

cludingi a cover anda containerand with the cover provided with meansfor-hooking on.

either side edge of the container and on the means provides,in-connection with the container, aitastener to preventthe removalof thecover other than by shifting the same longitudinally withirespect to thecontainer.

A further object of the invention is to pro-v vide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, .a

feed trough for the purposereterred to, ineluding 'aconta-iner andacoveror lid therefor,vand-with the latter provided with longitudinallyextending means capable of engaging over the side Walls-of thecontainertorconnecting the covertherewith, and With said means soconstructed whereby when desired, the cover canbe removed from the.COllttllIlQB by shifting the cover from oflfione end'of the 7 container.

Further objects of the inventionare to pro-' vide, vin a manner ashereinafterset-forth,=a 7

feed trough, lwhich =isa'si'mple in its construe tion and arrangement,strong, durable, compact, thoroughly efficient in its use, readilyassembled, and inexpensive to-manutacture:

With the toregoinga-nd other objects in view, the invention consistsofithe novel construction,.combination and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter: more specifically de-- scribed and illustrated-inthe-accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an'embodiment oftheinvention, but=it is tobe understood that changes, variations andmodifications can resorted towhich come Within the scope of the claimshereunto appended.

In-the drawlngs wherein likeref'erence',

characters denote corresponding g I parts throughout the several views rFigure l is at'op plan view o't'a feed'trough;

in accordance with this invention.

.F}8111re 2 is a side elevationthereof; Figure 3 is a section'on line3+3, Figure 11 A feed trough, in accordance with this in- VGIltlOIl, isconstructed fromjsheet metal. of

suitable gage, and comprises a trough-like ,OOIltllIlGI for the feed anda cover or lidftor the container and with the cover andcontamer havingcoacting means fordet'a'chably securing the lid in position. Thecontainer, as Well as the lid, is preferably stamped from. sheet metalto the shape as illustrated. I

The trougli-likecontainer or body portion is substantially rectangularin plan and con- S1|JS- 0f a bottom 1-, a pair of oppositely inclinedside Walls 2, 3 and apair of'endwalls 4, 5, which are oppositelyinclined'withrespect to each other. The bottom l'is formed centrallythereof with a lengthwise extend ing up-set portion 6,.f0rming areinforcing 131b, and each corner of the bottom 1- is formed with ahollow depending semi-spherical'por;

tion 7 and the said dependingportion'? constitutes supports to maintainthe bottom 1' above the surface oft-he ground Each corner of theycontalner or. body portion is corrugated, as at- 8,. for'reinforcingthesaline.-v

Each end wall increases inheight towards the center thereof from each ofthe side walls.

The setting up of the container or bodypor-' tionin the manner asstated, provides the same of flaringcontour, not only atits sides butatits ends. I i 1 i The cover or lid isr'eferred. to generally by v thereferencecharacter: 9 and inelines downwardly inopposite directions fromits longitudinal center, as indicated at 10, 11. The

cover 9 is ot-a'width to. project beyond the top edges 12 of-the sidewalls-2,8 ot-the'con tainer or:body port-ion.- i 'J I I The portion 10,as wellas the portion 11 is provided with a, set 'ofspacedtransversely-extending oval shaped openings 13 and Withthe sets-disposedlongitudinally of the cover and ioo said openings-'areprovided to enablethe towls to have access to thGrfQGClrWltlTlItnthG container or bodyportion. The material whlch surrounds each openmg 13 is upset toPIOVlClB a relnforclng rib 14; of oval contour. The material of thecover, between the openings of each set, is up-set, as at 15, to formreinforcing ribs which terminate in the ribs 14. The cover 9 isfurthermore provided with up-set portions 16 extending from each Outerrib 14 of a set, and said up-set portions 16 form reinforcing ribs.

The cover or lid 9 is of a length to project from the end of each of theside walls of the container, and each side of the cover or lid 9isformedwitha lengthwise extending angle-shaped depending resilientfastener member, referred to generally by the reference character 17.Each fastener member consists of a depending latching arm 18 of a lengthgreater than a sidewall of the container. The latching arm 18 inclinesinwardly throughout towards a side wall of the 7 container.. The arm 18extends in the same inclined plane throughout. The arm,18 at its lowerend merges into an outwardly extending downwardly nclined arm 19 of thesame length as the length of a side wall of the container and of lesslength than the length of the arm 18. The arm 19 extends in the member17 for detachably securing the cover orlid 9 to the container or bodyportion, see Figure 3, and to remove the cover or lid 9 after it isconnected with the container or body portion, it is shifted lengthwisefrom off one end of the container or body portion. To secure the coveror lid 9 in position, it is positioned on the top of-the container orbody portion and then pressure is applied-to the cover, or lid and it isforced into connecting position with respect to the container or bodyportion. When the cover is positioned on the top of the container orbody portion, prior to the securing of the cover in position, it ishooked over one sidewall, after which pressure is applied and the coveris then connected in position to the body port-ion. The

fastener members are of like construction but oppositely disposed withrespect to each other and either one of which can be hooked to a sidewall prior to the application of pressure to the cover to cause theengagement of both ofthe-fastener members with both side walls cover inposition. 1

I of the container to detachably secure the The coverhas both sidesthereof constructed alike, and in View of which the arms 19 can beseated on the uper edges of the side walls of the container, so that onthe application of pressure the arms 18 can be automatically sprung tolatching position with respect to the sides of the trough, that is tosay the cover can be mountedon the top of the trough and when pressureis applied thereto it will be snapped to. engaged or latching position.Furthermore, in lieu of removing the top lengthwise of the trough, itcan be pulled off vertically in lieu of longitudinally. V 7

It is thought that the many advantages of a feed trough, in accordancewith this invention, can be readily understood, and although thepreferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described,yet it is to be understood that changes in the details of constructioncan; be had which will fall within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What we claim is: 1. In a latchable closure for a feed trougl of thattype having oppositely disposed, outwardly extending inclinedside walls,the

combination of a cover member of greater length than the length of saidside walls, a depending inwardlyf inclined latching arm integral witheach sideof said member and of greater length than the length of a sidewall, and an outwardly'extending and downwardly inclined, lower armintegral with each bottom of the latching arm and of a lengthsubstantially the same as a sidewall of the trough and providing meansfor supporting the cover member on the top edge of a side wall wherebyon the application of down pressure to the cover member the latchingarms will be swung to frictional latching engagement with respect to theouter faces of said sidewalls. I

2. In a latchable closure for a feed trough of that "type havingoppositely extending,'out wardly disposed inclined side walls, thecombination of a cover member of inverted v shape in cross section,a'depending inwardly extending inclinedlatching arm integral andcoextensive with each side of said member, and an outwardlyextending anddown wardly inclined lower arm integral with "the bottom of eachlatching arm and providing -means for supporting the cover member on thetop edges of said side walls whereby on .the application of pressure tothe cover member the latching arms will be swung to latching engagementwith respect to the outer faces of said side walls.

3. In a latchable closure fora feed trough of that type havingoppositely extending, outwardly disposed inclined sidewalls, thecombination of a cover member of inverted V-shape in cross section, adepending inwards ly extending inclined latching arm integral andcoextensive with each side of said member, and anoutwardly extending anddownwardly inclined lower arm integral with the bottom of each latchingarm and providing means for supporting the cover member on the top edgesof said side walls whereby on the application of pressure to the covermember the latching arms will be swung to latching engagement withrespect to the outer faces of said side walls, said latching arms ofgreater length than the length of said 10 I In testimonywhereof, weafiixour signatures hereto.

DANIEL E. srnronna. ELROY oHAsr-AUsT.

